— The School of Theology —
M.Div. – Concentration in Worldview and Apologetics
• • • • •The Worldview and Apologetics concentration is designed to give concentrated focus on worldview and apologetics studies in order to prepare ministers to engage culture with a compelling Christian understanding of the world. Through this concentration, students gain an understanding of how to interpret culture and to apply a Christian worldview to issues such as those related to science, philosophy, visual arts, film, critical thinking, law and government, and ethics.
Exception to the M.Div. Core: 34300 Introduction to Biblical Counseling is not required.
Vocational Objectives
- Pastorate
- Preaching
- North American Missions
- International Missions
- Biblical and theological studies
- Campus/college ministry
- Evangelism
- Doctoral studies
- Teaching in University or Seminary
| 28700 | Christian Apologetics in Contemporary Ministry | 3 |
| 40301 | Pastoral Ministry1 | 3 |
| Worldview/Apologetics Distinctives (21 hours) | ||
|---|---|---|
| (Composed of 18 hours of Restricted Electives in Worldview and Culture and 3 hours of Free Elective) | ||
| Restricted Electives in Worldview and Culture (18 hours) |
||
| History and Philosophy of Religion (Choose 6 hours) |
||
| 28510 | History of Philosophy I: Classical and Medieval | 3 |
| 28520 | History of Philosophy II: Modern and Postmodern | 3 |
| 28550 | Christian Philosophical-Worldview Analysis | 3 |
| 28577 | Studies in Philosophy | 3 |
| 28600 | Faith, Reason, and Authority | 3 |
| 28660 | God and the Philosophers | 3 |
| 28677 | Studies in Apologetics | 3 |
| 28720 | The Problem of Evil | 3 |
| 28970 | Critical Thinking and the Art of Argumentation | 3 |
| Law and Government (Choose 3 hours) | ||
| 28930 | History of Christian Legal and Political Thought | 3 |
| 28931 | The Protestant Reformation and Political Thought | 3 |
| 28932 | Church-State Relations and Religious Liberty in American Life | 3 |
| 28933 | Contemporary Legal Issues and the Church | 3 |
| 28934 | Augustine and the Political Order | 3 |
| 29700 | The Church, the World, and Politics | 3 |
| 29740 | Church-State Relations | 3 |
| Ethics (Choose 3 hours) | ||
| 29740 | Biblical Ethics | 3 |
| 29477 | Studies in Ethics | 3 |
| 29550 | Christian Discipleship in Secular Society | 3 |
| 29560 | The Black Church and Social Justice | 3 |
| 29580 | Christian Ethics and the Environment | 3 |
| 29600 | Christian Ethics and Biomedical Issues | 3 |
| 29720 | Christian Ethical Perspectives on War and Peace | 3 |
| 29850 | Christian Ethics and the Family | 3 |
| 29860 | Christian Ethics and Human Sexuality | 3 |
| Arts and Culture (Choose 3 hours) | ||
| 28910 | Christianity and the Arts | 3 |
| 28911 | Christianity and the Visual Arts | 3 |
| 28912 | Jesus and Modern Culture | 3 |
| 28914 | Christianity and Literature | 3 |
| 28915 | Aesthetics | 3 |
| 28916 | Christianity and Film | 3 |
| 28917 | Visual Art and the Protestant Tradition | 3 |
| 28950 | Christianity, Truth, and Culture | 3 |
| Science (Choose 3 hours) | ||
| 28960 | Christian Doctrine and the Natural Sciences | 3 |
| 28961 | Origins | 3 |
| 28962 | The Natural Sciences and the Pastor | 3 |
| 28963 | History of Interaction Between Science and Theology | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Worldview and Apologetics Studies | 27 | |
| Theology M.Div. Core Hours2 | 61 | |
| Total Master of Divinity with a Concentration in Worldview and Apologetics Requirements | 88 | |
| • Elementary Hebrew (if required) | +3 | |
| • Elementary Greek (if required) | +3 | |
| • Written Communication (if required) | +3 | |
1Pastoral Ministry (40301) is reserved for men. Women will substitute The Practice of Ministry for Women (40302).
2M.Div. Core course 34300 Introduction to Biblical Counseling is not required.
Truth. Legacy. Vision. Southern Seminary Sesquicentennial
Announcements
RSS- Christianity in Africa class
A special opportunity is available to students during the upcoming winter term. Along with George Martin, Randy Arnett (over 30 years ministry experience in West Africa) and Charles Juma (from East Africa) will be offering the course 33477, “Topics in Missions: Christianity in Africa.” The seminar format class will be offered from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Dec. 14-18. (more…)
- Church planting family banquet
On Friday, Dec. 4, the Church Planting Center will be hosting its annual church planting family banquet from 6-8 p.m. in the President’s Reception Room. You must RSVP by Nov. 24 to attend. Come hear Cincinnati-area church planter and Southern Seminary graduate Michael Clary, and his wife share about the difficulties and delights of being a church planting family. (more…)
- Study break during finals
The SBTS Student Council will serve coffee and doughnuts to all students from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 1. Come by the lobby of 5th and Broadway early to pick up your free Blue Book for you final exam. The event is sponsored by the Seminary Student Council.
Blogs
RSS- Render Not to Caesar What Is God’s
- by – Nov 20
I just finished reading and signing The Manhattan Declaration (MD), and I urge you to do the same. The Manhattan Declaration is a document affirming the sanctity of human life, the sanctity of marriage, and the rights of conscience and religious liberty.
- The Blur of Gender — Is The New York Times Trying to Tell Us Something?
- by – Nov 20
Is The New York Times trying to tell us something? Just eleven days after running a story on gender-bending teenagers on the front page of its “Style” section, the paper is back with yet another front page story in the same section, this time on gender-bending young adults. The articles even cite the same psychologist as authority. What’s going on here?
- When Morality Collapses — The Therapeutic Evasion
- by – Nov 19
Any civilization requires a stable, rational, and consensual moral framework in order to survive. Western civilization has been built on a framework of Christian morality, with the so-called “Judeo-Christian ethic” providing the moral principles that support laws, ethical reasoning, and moral impulses.
- Turning the Bible into Toilet Paper
- by – Nov 18
I mentioned yesterday that I am in New Orleans this week to deliver a paper on homosexuality at the Evangelical Theological Society. Yesterday I came across an article that relates to the subject matter of that paper.